Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for school subjects and kitchen items
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Japanese. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Risa. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core Japanese Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Japanese. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フライパン |
| (furaipan) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "frying pan" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フライパン |
| (SLOW) |
| フライパン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| frying pan |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フライパンで玉ねぎを炒めている。 |
| (Furaipan de tamanegi o itamete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The onions are being sautéed in the frying pan." |
| (SLOW) |
| フライパンで玉ねぎを炒めている。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| まな板 |
| (manaita) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cutting board" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| まな板 |
| (SLOW) |
| まな板 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cutting board |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| にんじんをまな板の上に乗せて。 |
| (Ninjin o manaita no ue ni nosete.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Put the carrots on the cutting board." |
| (SLOW) |
| にんじんをまな板の上に乗せて。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 流し |
| (nagashi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sink" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 流し |
| (SLOW) |
| 流し |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sink |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 流しはほとんどいっぱいだ。 |
| (Nagashi wa hotondo ippai da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sink is almost full." |
| (SLOW) |
| 流しはほとんどいっぱいだ。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ボウル |
| (bōru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bowl" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ボウル |
| (SLOW) |
| ボウル |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bowl |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ボウルに卵を割り入れてくれない？ |
| (Bōru ni tamago o wariirete kurenai?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Could you crack an egg into the bowl for me?" |
| (SLOW) |
| ボウルに卵を割り入れてくれない？ |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出口 |
| (deguchi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "exit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出口 |
| (SLOW) |
| 出口 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| exit |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ここは出口専用なので、入れません。 |
| (Koko wa deguchi sen'yō na node, hairemasen.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This is an exit only, so you are not allowed to enter." |
| (SLOW) |
| ここは出口専用なので、入れません。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地図 |
| (chizu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "map" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地図 |
| (SLOW) |
| 地図 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| map |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地図をください。 |
| (Chizu o kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please give me the map." |
| (SLOW) |
| 地図をください。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スーツケース |
| (sūtsukēsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "suitcase" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スーツケース |
| (SLOW) |
| スーツケース |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| suitcase |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| このスーツケースは何キロありますか。 |
| (Kono sūtsukēsu wa nan-kiro arimasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "How many kilograms does this suitcase weight?" |
| (SLOW) |
| このスーツケースは何キロありますか。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 観光客 |
| (kankōkyaku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tourist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 観光客 |
| (SLOW) |
| 観光客 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tourist |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 観光客がいっぱいいる。 |
| (Kankōkyaku ga ippai iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are many tourists." |
| (SLOW) |
| 観光客がいっぱいいる。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 政治学 |
| (seijigaku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "politics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 政治学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 政治学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| politics |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 専攻は政治学です。 |
| (Senkō wa seijigaku desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I major in politics." |
| (SLOW) |
| 専攻は政治学です。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生物学 |
| (seibutsugaku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "biology" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生物学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 生物学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| biology |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生物学は、生物の研究です。 |
| (Seibutsugaku wa, seibutsu no kenkyū desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Biology is the study of living organisms." |
| (SLOW) |
| 生物学は、生物の研究です。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 化学 |
| (kagaku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chemistry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 化学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 化学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chemistry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 化学の授業で、薬品を使って実験した。 |
| (Kagaku no jugyō de, yakuhin o tsukatte jikken shita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We did an experiment using chemicals in chemistry class." |
| (SLOW) |
| 化学の授業で、薬品を使って実験した。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 物理学 |
| (butsurigaku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "physics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 物理学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 物理学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| physics |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 物理学はとても難しいです。 |
| (Butsurigaku wa totemo muzukashii desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Physics is so difficult." |
| (SLOW) |
| 物理学はとても難しいです。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 経済学 |
| (keizaigaku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "economics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 経済学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 経済学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| economics |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼は去年、ノーベル経済学賞を受賞した。 |
| (Kare wa kyonen, Nōberu keizaigaku shō o jushō shita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He won the Nobel Prize for Economics last year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は去年、ノーベル経済学賞を受賞した。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 置く |
| (oku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "put" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 置く |
| (SLOW) |
| 置く |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| put |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| このスペースには何を置くつもりですか。 |
| (Kono supēsu ni wa nani o oku tsumori desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What are you going to put in this space?" |
| (SLOW) |
| このスペースには何を置くつもりですか。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 思い出す |
| (omoidasu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "remember" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 思い出す |
| (SLOW) |
| 思い出す |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| remember |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 何も思い出せない。 |
| (Nani mo omoidasenai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I don’t remember anything." |
| (SLOW) |
| 何も思い出せない。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 持つ |
| (motsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hold" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 持つ |
| (SLOW) |
| 持つ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hold |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 片手で花瓶を持つのは危ない。 |
| (Katate de kabin o motsu no wa abunai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's dangerous to hold a vase with one hand." |
| (SLOW) |
| 片手で花瓶を持つのは危ない。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ショッピングカート |
| (shoppingu kāto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shopping cart" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ショッピングカート |
| (SLOW) |
| ショッピングカート |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shopping cart |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ショッピングカートは空だ。 |
| (Shoppingu kāto wa kara da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The shopping cart is empty." |
| (SLOW) |
| ショッピングカートは空だ。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ビニール袋 |
| (binīrubukuro) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plastic bag" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ビニール袋 |
| (SLOW) |
| ビニール袋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| plastic bag |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ソーセージが多すぎて、ビニール袋一枚に入らない。 |
| (Sōsēji ga ōsugite, binīrubukuro ichi-mai ni hairanai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are too many sausages to put in a plastic bag." |
| (SLOW) |
| ソーセージが多すぎて、ビニール袋一枚に入らない。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コメディー |
| (komedī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "comedy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コメディー |
| (SLOW) |
| コメディー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| comedy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼らはコメディーを見て笑っている。 |
| (Kare-ra wa komedī o mite waratte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They’re watching a comedy and laughing." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼らはコメディーを見て笑っている。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小説 |
| (shōsetsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "novel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小説 |
| (SLOW) |
| 小説 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| novel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小説を読むのが好きです。 |
| (Shōsetsu o yomu no ga suki desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like reading novels." |
| (SLOW) |
| 小説を読むのが好きです。 |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| またね！(mata ne!) |
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